A one-line tale of old.

Being a lover of stories--no matter how brief or mundane--the summaries of the manuscript and logbook cards I'm currently seeing are a thrill.  For instance:

Topsfield Indian claim, 1701.  "16 June 1701 in which John How and Isaac Peabody stated that a Moses Parker & an Indian named Sam English came to town & tried to influence them w/ threats, to pay more to the Indian for their land."